Hochdeutsch

See also: hochdeutsch

German

Etymology

Substantivisation of hochdeutsch or hoch +‎ Deutsch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːxˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ/
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Proper noun

Hochdeutsch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Hochdeutsch or Hochdeutschs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Hochdeutsche, alternative genitive Hochdeutschen, no plural)

(common usage) Standard High German, High German (including the colloquial; antonym of dialect)
Viele junge Leute sprechen nur noch Hochdeutsch.
Many young people only speak Standard High German.
(linguistics) High German
Die deutschen Dialekte teilen sich in Niederdeutsch und Hochdeutsch.
The German dialects are divided into Low German and High German.

Usage notes

The High German dialects formed the basis of modern Standard German, whereas Low German had only a secondary influence on it. Therefore, the term Hochdeutsch has come to mean Standard High German in common usage. In this meaning it includes the standard-based colloquial varieties.
In scientific usage, Standard High German proper is referred to as Standardhochdeutsch (“Standard High German”), Standarddeutsch (“Standard German”) or Schriftdeutsch (“written German”). Colloquial varieties are called neuhochdeutsche Umgangssprache(n) or Regiolekte.

Declension

Declension of Hochdeutsch [sg-only, neuter, langname]

	singular (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
	(usually without article)	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(das)	Hochdeutsch	das	Hochdeutsche
genitive	(des)	Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutschs	des	Hochdeutschen
dative	(dem)	Hochdeutsch	dem	Hochdeutschen
accusative	(das)	Hochdeutsch	das	Hochdeutsche

Synonyms

(Standard High German):

Standarddeutsch
Standardhochdeutsch

Antonyms

(High German):

Niederdeutsch
Plattdeutsch

Meronyms